The Firebirds showed no signs of nerves in their first playoff game in franchise history, dominating the Roadrunners en route to a 5-1 victory at Acrisure Arena on Wednesday night. FIREBIRDS WIN THEIR FIRST EVER PLAYOFF GAME!!!🔥🚨— x – Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) April 20, 2023 Joey Daccord stopped 45 of 46 Roadrunners’ shots while
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The first round of 2023 Calder Cup Playoffs is on Wednesday when the Coachella Valley Firebirds will be up against the Tucson Roadrunners. Game one is going to start at 7:00 p.m. followed by game two on Friday, April 21st at 7:00 p.m. If a third game is necessary that will be on Sunday, April
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds will play their first-ever playoff game on Wednesday and they did a little something a little special to get the fans fired up! On Tuesday, the Firebirds partnered with The Shops on El Paseo to turn all the streetlights red for the team’s Red Alert Red Out campaign across the Valley.
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La Quinta track and field is always competing for league championships. We’ve seen some of the top track athletes come out of this program. But this year they have a unique talent, senior Hayden McKee who does it all. “He’s got really good hops and he does it effortlessly. So immediately made him into a
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds dropped their regular season finale against the Bakersfield Condors on Saturday night by the final score of 4-2. First round best-of-3-series between #2 seed @Firebirds and #7 seed @RoadrunnersAHL is set.-WED April 19 @ 7pm-FRI April 21 @ 7pm (broadcast on @KESQ)-SUN April 23 @ 3pm (if necessary)@KESQ @Qassignmentdesk @AcrisureArena @BaileyKESQ
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This is RJ Schultz, Ice Plant manager for the Coachella Valley Firebirds. Anything ice related in the building RJ handles. From the thinnest skate lines, to the loads of ice. “I remember going to Toledo Storm games in the ECHL watching the guys skate around and the Zamboni’s during the intermission and I thought that
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The Birds were blanked in Bakersfield on Friday night, falling 3-0 to the Condors. The only silver lining in the loss is that Calgary lost as well. The Wranglers fell at Abbotsford 4-1. With Friday’s results, the fight for first place in the Pacific Division is still alive. It all comes down to the final
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Charlie Reiter is headed North. The former Palm Desert standout earned a full year of exemption on the PGA TOUR Canada circuit after winning a 72-hole qualifier at nearby Soboba Springs in San Jacinto. Congrats to @charles_reiter on his win and exemption on @PGATOURCanada this summer! Reiter (-15) beat out fellow desert native Kyle K (-14) by
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The American Hockey League announced the 2022-23 all-star teams and all-rookie teams this week. Four Firebirds’ players were honored for their play this season. 2022-23 AHL First All-Star TeamGoaltender ― Dustin Wolf, Calgary Wranglers (53 GP, 41-9-2, 2.08 GAA, .932 SV%, 7 SO)Defenseman ― Darren Raddysh, Syracuse Crunch (50 GP, 13-38-51, +19, 1 PPG)Defenseman ― Christian Wolanin,
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In their final home game of the regular season, the Firebirds defeated the Ontario Reign 3-2 in front of 9,332 fans at Acrisure Arena on Wednesday night. Final home game of the regular season calls for a Zam ride. Let’s go! @Firebirds #FiredUp pic.twitter.com/No2806VhFG— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24) April 13, 2023 With the win, the Firebirds
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We’re back on the baseball field, a field that’s produced a lot of great talent. Aztec baseball is always in the hunt in the DEL and this season senior Arturo Rodriguez is leading the way and is dangerous inside the batter’s box. “It’s the team. The environment made me love baseball,” said senior Arturo Rodriguez.
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds announced today that the Seattle Kraken have reassigned forward Shane Wright from the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) to the Firebirds. Additionally, Coachella Valley has signed forward David Goyette to a professional tryout agreement (PTO). NEWS: The @SeattleKraken have reassigned forward Shane Wright from @SpitsHockey to the #CVFirebirds.The Firebirds have also
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In their inaugural season the Firebirds have made a statement. Coachella Valley has the second most wins in the AHL and clinched a spot in the postseason. And it doesn’t matter the sport, the playoffs are different. get #FiredUp for playoffs 🔥 secure your tickets now https://t.co/46m53K5OoF pic.twitter.com/aFPWZQux9m— x – Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) April
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Coachella Valley’s very own Brandun Lee and Sebastian Fundora fought on the same card Saturday night in Carson. Lee went the distance against Pedro Campa and ultimately won in a unanimous decision. Lee improves his record to 28-0. Let’s run back the tape 🔄@Brandun_Lee and Pedro Campa absolutely dueled for 10-straight rounds 😤#LeeCampa | #FundoraMendoza
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In what many believed to be the biggest game in franchise history, the Firebirds fell short, losing 3-1 to the Calgary Wranglers on Wednesday night in front of 8,206 fans at Acrisure Arena. Firebirds fall 3-1 to the Wranglers tonight but not because of effort. With the loss, CV drops to 2nd in the Pacific
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Rudy Forti, who served as offensive coordinator since 2017, is replacing Shane McComb as Palm Desert’s head football coach. "No pressure…no diamond" 💎Banner that. Rudy Forti @coach_4T takes over the helm of Palm Desert 🏈 @PdhsFootball. By way of TX (the mecca of HS pigskin) ➡️ this will be Forti's second stint as a HC!
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La Quinta softball has been a perennial powerhouse. The Blackhawks are currently riding a 29-game win streak in the DEL, and senior Kassidy Munoz is a big reason why. “I started when I was 7 years old,” said senior captain Kassidy Munoz. “Never had a break and went straight into it. I grew up on
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The Firebirds defeated the San Jose Barracuda on Monday night in a shootout at Acrisure Arena by the final score of 4-3. Read the game’s full box score HERE. Max McCormick and Cameron Hughes scored in the shootout to help the Firebirds tie the Calgary Wranglers in the Pacific Division standings with 98 points. With
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Two local boxing stars are set to take the ring on the same card, on the same night – Saturday, April 8 at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson. It's fight week for two of the valley's own – @SebastianFundo1 and @Brandun_Lee – fighting on the same card this Saturday at @dignityhealthsp on @ShowtimeBoxing. We'll
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The American Hockey League announced Monday that Coachella Valley Firebirds forward Tye Kartye has been named the AHL Rookie of the Month for March. .@Firebirds forward and @TheAHL rookie of the month Tye Kartye kept it pretty simple over the weekend when asked about his recent stretch of success, notching 17 points in 15 games. Hockey guy
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